Three early medieval English kings had a thing for candlesticks. From candle clocks to candle chastisement.
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Eilmer, the flying monk, and the dangers of classical literature
Learn more about Eilmer, the flying monk, and the dangers of studying classical literature in early medieval England!
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Cnut the Great and the walking dead
Find out how Cnut the Great changed his ways after he had seen the reanimated corpse of Edith of Wilton!
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: A singing ox, some dead pigeons and Saint Edith of Wilton
According to Goscelin of St Bertin, a singing ox and some dead pigeons heralded the death of saint Edith of Wilton (d. 984).
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: How a peasant beheaded himself
Off with my head! A thousand years ago, an Anglo-Saxon peasant beheaded himself. Find out why here.
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Dreaming of witch-wives, fiery pitchforks and the Battle of Fulford
The Battle of Fulford (20 September, 1066): prophetic dreams of fork-bearing witch-wives, Vikings hurling pitch-forks at Scarborough and bridges made of people. Snorri Sturluson reports...
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: The Battle of the Birds, 671
In the year 671, a fight broke out among English and foreign birds; the English birds triumphed, or did they?
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: How beer and bees beat the Viking siege of Chester in c. 907
How to defeat a Viking siege? Tenth-century Anglo-Saxons prove the answer, apparently, could involve bees.
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Earl Siward and the Proper Ways to Die
Alfred and the cakes, Cnut and the waves, and Eadmer the flying monk: Anglo-Saxon history is full of anecdotes. On this blog I will regularly highlight some amusing and/or remarkable episodes from early medieval England, along with a selfmade cartoon. This blog discusses one of the most remarkable figures of Anglo-Saxon history: Earl Siward of Northumbria … Continue reading An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Earl Siward and the Proper Ways to Die
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Alleluia, the Anglo-Saxon Boo!
Alfred and the cakes, Cnut and the waves, and Eadmer the flying monk: Anglo-Saxon history is full of anecdotes. On this blog I will regularly highlight some amusing and/or remarkable episodes from early medieval England, along with a self-made cartoon. This blog discusses how the Britons scared the Anglo-Saxons by shouting 'Alleluia!'… The settlement of … Continue reading An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Alleluia, the Anglo-Saxon Boo!
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